Safety bottle



F. CLARK. .SAFETY BOTTLE. APPLICATION mm SEPT. 1 e', 1921.

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n s it l it n FRANCISCO CLARK, DE DURANGO, MEXICO.

SAFETY BOTTLE.

Application filed September 18, 1921. Serial No. 501,105.

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Be it known that I, FRANCISCO CLARK, a citizen of Mexico, and a residentof Durango, Durango, Republic of Mexico, have invented a new andImproved Safety Bottle, of which the following is a description.

My invention while applicable generally to containers or receptaclesprovided with a neck, is more particularly intended for embodiment in abottle formed 01" glass, earthenware, clay, or other suitable materialand adapted for use for liquids and other commodities.

The general object of my invention is to provide a bottle available asan original package only by reason of embodying novel features,necessitating the breakage of a part or" the bottle in order to atl'ordaccess to the contents so that any attempted subsequent use of thebottle may be readily detectec. i

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part ofthis specification, it being understood that the drawings are merelyillustrative of examples oi: the invention.

Figure 1 is a vertical section of a bottle embodying my inventionshowing the same in sealed form;

Figure 2 is a plan view of the bottle neck, the cap being omitted;

Figure is a plan view of the split ring forming the fastening connectionbetween the bottle and cap;

l igure 1 is a view similar to Figure 1 but illustrating another form ofthe invention;

Figure is a separate plan view of the cap employed in the constructionshown in l' igm'e 41;

l' 'igure 6 is :1 view of the glass dish employed beneath the cap inFigure 5!;

Figure l is a plan view of the split ring similar to the split ring asshown in Figure 3 and employed in the construction shown in Figure at.

in carrying out my invention in accordance with the form shown inFigures 1 to 3 a bottle 10 of any desired design is formed with a neck11. At the exterior of said neck, 1 form annular beads 12, 13. The beads12, 13 are separated to provide an annular channel let therebetween. Theupper head 12 preferably has its top surface in the plane with the upperedge of the neck 11 and advantageously is of less thickness than thelower bead 13, so as to be readily breakable.

The channel 1 1 is adapted to partially receive a split ring 15rectangular in cross section. A similar channel 16 is formed at theinterior of the depending annular flange 17 of a cap 18, said cap beingmade of strong material, preferably of steel.

The split ring 15 constitutes means looking the cap to the bottle. Inpractice a cork A or other approved stopper is forcedinto the bottleneck after the bottle has been filled and the split ring 15 is thenplaced about the neck at the channel 14 and is compressed to lie withinthe edges of the ribs 12, 13 or only slightly projecting beyond thesame. The cover 18 is then placed in position so that the channel 16 isin register with the channel 1 1- and in the plane of the split ring 15whereupon said ring is permitted to expand under its own resiliency tothereby lie partially in the channel 16 and partially in the channel14L, thus forming an effective lock between the cap and bottle neck andinaccessible. i

In order to open the bottle the same is inverted and blows are deliveredagainst the flange 17, thus causing the ring 16 to shear oll' or chipoil the bead 12, the blows being contiued about the flange 17 until thebead 12 is removed su'l'hciently for the cap 18 with the ring 15therein'to be slipped from the bottle neck. The mutilation of the bottlethus brought about, makes it impossible for the bottle to be used againas an original package. The ring 15 when compressed may be held by thefingers or may be restrained in the compressed form by a line wire,string, or the like, or held by any suitable implement until the cover18 is placed in position so that the flange 1'? lies outside said splitring with the latter in the ilane of the channel 16.

eferring t0 the construction shown in Figures 1 to 7 the neck 11 of thebottle 10 is formed with upper and lower beads 12 and 13, correspondingessentially with the beads 12 and 13 and forming a channel 1 1therebetween.

A cap 18 is provided having a depending annular flange 17.presenting achannel 16 substantially the same as in the firstdescribed constructionto receive a split ring 15*,

In association with the cap 18 l employ a glass disk 18 which is of lessdiameter than the bottle neck at the upper flange 12 and rests on thetop of the bottle neck and has its lower surface therefore in the sameplane as the top of the cap 18 Said cap 18 has a rabbet 18 accommodatingthe edge portion of the disk 18 Preferably the center of the cap 18 isopen as at 18 I would state in conclusion that while the illustratedexamples constitute practical embodiments of the invention, 1 do notlimit myself strictly to the exact details herein illustrated, sincemanifestly the same can be considerably varied without departure fromthe spirit of the invention, as defined in the appended claims.

Having thus described my invention, 1 claim:

1. A container having annular heads at the exterior thereof at the openend of the container said beads being spaced to present a channeltherebetween, the bead nearest the open end of the container beingbreakable, a cap having a depending flange presenting a channel, inposition to register with the channel of the container when the cap isin position, and a resilient split ring adapted to extend about thecontainer at the channel in the latter and eXpansible under its ownresiliency to partially enter the channel of the cap flange to therebylock the cap in position on the bottle, said ring constituting means tobreak off the bead nearest the open end of the container upon blowsbeing delivered against the flange of the cap.

2. A container of the class described hav ing spaced members forming achannel therebetween, a member near the open end or" the container beingbreakable, a cap hav ing a depending flange formed with a chan nel atthe interior in register with the chan nel of the container when the capis in position, and a resilient split ring accommodated partly in thechannel of the container and partly in the channel of the cap.

3. A container, a cap therefor having a depending flange fitting outsidethe container at the open end, and a resilient split ring accommodatedat the exterior of the container and within the flange of the cap, saidcontainer having a breakable member the open end thereof beneath whichsaid split ring is adapted to engage, the flange of the cap being formedto partially re ceive said split ring in its expanded form.

4. A container of the class described having a cap formed with adepending annular flange to extend about the upper portion of a bottleneck, the said flange and the bottle neck having opposed channels,a'split ring accommodated in said channels, and a glass disk on top ofthe bottle neck beneath. the cap.

5. A container of the class described having a cap formed with adepending annular flange to extend about the upper portion of a bottleneck, the said flange and the bottle neck having opposed channels, asplit ring accommodated in said channels, and a glass disk on top of thebottle neck beneath the cap, said cap having a rabbet accommodating theedge portion of the disk.

6. A container of the class described having a cap formed with adepending annular flange to extend about the upper portion of a bottleneck, the said flange and the bottle neck having opposed channels, asplit ring accommodated in said channels, and lass dish on top of thebottle neck beneath the cap, said cap having a rabbet accommodating theedge portion of the disk, the central portion of the cap being open.

FRANCISCO CLARK.

